Toy boat



0. E. WALL.

TOY oAT., APPLICATION FILED JULY'9, 19H

-1,306,362. A Patented'Jun@ 10, 1919.

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y TED STATES PATENT OFFICE oRivroNnEnGA-t WALL, or HoNoLULU,`rnnniroRY oFjHAwAII.

TOY BOAT'.

To all 'whom t may concern j j Be it known that I, ORMoND E. WALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Honolulu, in the .Territory of Hawaii,

and a spring for driving the same, and hav-V ing means 'for tensioning the spring, the boat having a springcontrolled gun mounted on its deck, and havingmeans in connection with the gun and controlled by the tensioning-of the spring for holding a'projectile in the gun with the spring under coin- Y pression, to release Athe projectile and spring `preventing the vreverse movement of'` the when the springis relaxed. `In the drawingsp` j Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the operation of the boat; j j -Y Fig. 2 is a side view of the boat; Fig. 3 is a partiallongitudinal section of the boat; f i

l lFig.` 4 is a section on the-*lines of Fig.

3,1 looking in the direction ofthe arrows adjacent to the line;

'.Fig.5 is a perspective view of the bow of the boat, showing the ratchet mechanismi for crank when tensioning the spring.

the present embodiment of the inven- -tion,.the boat is shaped to represent a subinarine or submersible, and consists of a @lower section land an upper section 2, the

lower section carrying a keel rudder `4, while lthe upperA section carries a super- Structure havinggperiscopes 6.' i

The rudder 4 isconnected to aV shaft 7l and the said rudder is set to drive the boat straight ahead,althoughit is obvioi'isthat it -mi ht be set to turn theboat in a circle.

g propeller 8 of relatively, large size is jonrnaled at the stern of the boat, between the sections, the said sections having coperating bearings for holding the propeller, and the shaft 9 of the propeller is provided with `an eye, as shown, towhich'is connected one vend of a seriesfof rubber bands 10, the said .bands forming the motor for driving the At their Vopposite ends these crank portion ofthe crank shaftbeing .out-

S'pecfication of Letters Patent. Patented J une 10, 1919.

Application led July 9, 1917. Serial No. 179,361.

side thebow. Thus when the crank is turned the spring constituted by therubber bands may be placed under tension to drivethe propeller, it being understood thatthe propeller is held while the spring is tensioned.

This bearing sleeve 13 is held in agroove 14 in the lower sectionby means ofl staples 15, and it will be noticed that the upperfsec- `tion is grooved to receive .the staples, so that the staples and grooves assist in positioning the sections, and in preventing longitudinal `movement of the sections with respect to each other.

The sections are held together by means of hooks 16 o`n the upper section which engage screws "17 on the lower section, and fourv hooks and four screws are provided in the Apresent instance. The outer end of the sleeve 13 has ratchet teeth, as sho-Wn in Fig. 5, and the crank has a collar 18 also provided with ratchet teeth for cooperating with the teeth of the sleeve to prevent reverse rotation of the crank shaft.

A spring gun is mounted on the submarine deck, the said gun comprising a barrel 19 having a tubular extension 20 which passes `through an opening in the-hull of the-boat and into the hull, communicating at its upper end with the barrel and at its lower end with the hull.

A pin 21 is mounted in the extension, ythe will engage the projectile to hold tlieispring a 22 under tension. This pin 2O 'is connected to a spring arm 23 secured to the upper section, andthe arm normally tends to niove the pin downwardly as soon as the tension of the propelling spring relaxes sufficiently.

In the present instance, the projectile 24 has an annular groove 25 which the pin is Y adapted to engage. This groove is intermediate the'ends of the projectile, and the said ends are pointed, as shown. j

In operation, the propelling spring is wound or tensioned by the crank shaft. The

projectileis now placed'in` the' gun and the tension of the `propelling spring will move the pin 20 upwardly to .engage the groove 25,

relatively large slze, thus :acting as a species to holddthe projectile in the gun and to hold the spring 22uncle1te1isi011. WVhen the propeller is released,"it will drivethe boat rapidly through the water, and as soon as the tension of the spring 1s sufficiently released to per-init, the pin willbe moved downwardly to "releasethe projectile, which will be driven from the barrel by the spring.

By providing vanes on the boat, that is, horizontal.rudders, the boat may :be inade toydiveptosiinulate alsusbmarine. The said vanes -arelindicated at 26- andare secured tothe opposite sides of the boat. near theV front, Yand they lincline c upwardly `toward .theirifrearends- -Nowrwihen tlie;boat, with the ,springnndcr tension andwith the prolpel-leiwheld,;'is placed in the water, thefboat will dive,` as: indicated in Fig. l, under ythewinlilence of :the forward'drive `of the propeller, ,andthevdownward pull of the rud- ,ders,-:1nd ascthespring relaxes theprojectile, which now simulates a torpedo,is discharged. As soon-rv as 'theiboat ceases to be ,driven itvillwrise tothetsurface. c

.It will beinoticed thatJ the propellervisof of gearingfon governor to prevent the'too .rapid srelaxa'tion Voi fthe spring.

,'lfheY improved boat may .be `constructed Vof woodyin lwhich case-it is provided with openingsf toadmit the waten, and= 1t 1s so balanced thatit inustbe filled or partially filled .Witlrwatento releaseithe propeller. If niade of metal, there-.willabe hermetically sealed Vainco1A11-partinents. inthe upper fhalf, for,

buoyancy. 'The torpedoitube or gun 19, .is

`picvfztally inotmtednongthe :tube-:20, in order that iii-may@ be swnng, toeitherside Yto discharge in practically any direction.;

lnThefdlvlng Yanesn 26 are'securedto a shaft `arranged transversely of the vessel, asswill :be evident;ifromv a consideration of F ig. 4, and this: shaft Y,is frictionally held in the boat,

lsotthat vthe ,Yanes nav be set at various .an-

1n theopposite directionato. that shown :in

gles For `instancenby inclini-nglthe vanes AFiga-'2 the; boat, will'. travel lon the surface Vof the water. l

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l. i `boat `having propeller atthe` stern, acrank at the bow, a series otru'bberlbands -connectedatoneend'to the propeller, alink eonnectingi the other-end ofthe. series tofthe crank, means forL preventing reverse rotation Voi" st he' crank, a barrel having a 2 Idepending tube between its -ends journaled in thedeck of theboat and extending into the hull adjacentfthe link, a pin in the tube and-having across head 'aty its lowerend resting on the link and extendinginto thetbow when the lspr-ingmis, under tension, a projectile having an `annular 4groeve for 'en ga gement Iby `the pin-l when ithe spring is under tension-and released byy the; relaxation :of the spring, =an d aspringgfor expelling! the projectile, the pin holding the projectile with the spring under tension, and inclinedl ruddersV on the boat vfor causingthe saine to'dive when the propeller is running. Y 2. A boat having a propeller at the stern, a crank atthe bow, a series of rubber bands connected at one end to the propeller,r a'link connecting the other end of the series to the crank, means for preventing reverse rotation of the crank, a ,barrelhaving zic-depending tube between its ends j ournaled-iny therdeck of the boat and extending` into. thejhullndjacent thelink, a pinin the tube, andrhaving c ing the `crankte the propeller. andftensioned bythe turning ofthe crank inonerfclirection, land means forpreventingreversefrotationiof the crank, a spring gunolgithedeclga pnx- Y tending into the barrel ogthe lgun-lfe Ienggag- 1 illga proj ectile t0 h O-ld thespringunder tension, said pin being engagedfatits lowerfend by the spring; to lloldathelsainefin .proper Y `V j position whe1rthe3spri1igistensionedand to release the projectile when the springaiswre nlaXed, and Ineans in.;cornicetion;A with athe boat ,for i ccnstrainingxtheisarne :to dive-when the propeller is turning': la;

ing the crank tof thepnop'ellen.andaitensioned by the turning of-the f cranlei-noneidireetiom l A and` means =fon-.preventing:reverseffrotation `or :the crank,HV a spring.V giur' onithefidecky ai l f .pin extending vvinto the; barrel =of the Lgun-for f ,engaging a projectile to'frhold` @theA spring -under tension, said pin@ being engagedgatci'tsY lower end bythe zspring Y tojho'lds the same. in

prop er positionrvwhen the; spring is -tens'ioned .and tofnreleasethe ,is relaxed. j j p Y 15. A-boathaving propeller vfatoneelndya crank. :at .the fother,..and `aspring. 'connecting: the fcrankntothe propeller andpten'sioned `:bytheturning cf the cranknin one direction,

and means for preventing 1 reverse rotgationy 'of the crank, -a y, sprin-ggun en l the deck;` a -ipin extending-into the barrel ef the'fgunfor engaging avprojectile to holdithespring under tension, said pin' y being engaged- -at 1 its flower. end- `bythe springl te holdthe sarnein properpositionwhen the spring is :tensicned wand to` release-theproj eetile iwhenftlie spring is relaxed, andl-nieanseinf connection:with` the .boat-for constrainingfthegsarneqto move upon -th'e surface ortodlvefbeneatlithefsalnewhen 130 proj ectile when; the :spring the propeller is turning, said means comprising a shaft mounted .transversely of the oat and frictionally held, and provided on either end with a vane, said vanes being similarly arranged.

' end by the spring to hold the same in proper position when the spring is tensioned and to release the projectile when the spring is relaxed, and means in connection with the boat for constraining the same to move upon Ythe surface or to, dive beneath the same when the propeller is turning.

7. A boat having a spring controlled propeller, a spring operated g11n,`a pin extending into the barrel of the gun for engaging' a projectile to hold the spring under tension, and means controlledby the relaxing of the propeller spring for moving the pin to release the projectile.`

8. A boat having a spring operated propeller and a spring controlled gun, and

means controlled by the springof the propeller for controlling the spring gun.

9. A boat comprising a hollow hull composed of upper and lower sections detachably connected together, a propeller, and operating mechanism for rotating the propeller arranged within the lower section, said mechanism being spring-operated, and means extending outside of the boat and connected with the lower section for controlling the operating means.

10. A boat comprising a hollow hull composed of upper and lower sections abutting at their adjacent edges to form a closed chamber within the hull and detachably connected together, said sections having openings or permitting the entrance of water for the purpose specified.

11. A boat comprising a hollow hull composed of upper and lower sections abutting at their adjacent edges throughout their extent and forming a closed chamber within the hull, said sections having openings for permitting the entrance of water to expel the air and lill the hull with water ballast.

ORMOND EDGAR WALL.

Witnesses: f JAMES M. LAIRD,

H. F. ULRIoKs.

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